Food Going Up Each Year..........

Take a look at the food cost over the years and how much it has gone up. I know most of you know this but when you look and see it all in one place it kind of hits you. Not one item has gone down in price.


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Table 717. Food—Retail Prices of Selected Items: 2000 to 2008
[In dollars per pound, except as indicated. As of December.


Food ..................................Years 2000 / 2007 / 2008 %Up
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose . . . . . . . . . 0.28 /0.40 /0.50 ^78%
Rice, white, lg. grain, raw . . . . . . . . (NA) /0.55 /0.81 ^81%
Spaghetti and macaroni . . . . . . . . . . . 0.88 /0.85 /1.13 ^28%
Bread, white, pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.99 /1.28 /1.42 ^43%
Bread, whole wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.36 /1.81 /1.95 ^43%
Beef:
Ground beef, 100% beef. . . . . . . . . . . 1.63 /2.23 /2.41 ^47%
Ground chuck, 100% beef. . . . . . . . . . 1.98 /2.70 /3.00 ^51%
Ground beef, lean and extra lean . . . . . 2.33 /3.07 /3.44 ^47%
Round steak, USDA Choice. . . . . . . . . 3.28 /4.04 /4.37 ^33%
Sirloin steak, boneless . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.81 /5.91 /6.07 ^26%
Pork:
Bacon, sliced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.03 /3.69 /3.67 ^21%
Chops, center cut, bone-in . . . . . . . . . 3.46 /3.38 /3.54 ^ 2%
Ham, boneless, excluding canned . . . . 2.75 /3.04 /3.41 ^24%
Poultry, fish, and eggs:
Chicken, fresh, whole. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.08 /1.17 /1.31 ^21%
Chicken legs, bone-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.26 /1.36 /1.50 ^19%
Turkey, frozen, whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.99 /1.01 /1.33 ^34%
Eggs, Grade A, large, (dozen) . . . . . . . 0.96 /2.10 /1.83 ^90%
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified (per gal.) . . . 2.79 /3.87 /3.68 ^31%
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick . . . . . . . 2.80 /2.98 /3.13 ^11%
American processed cheese . . . . . . . . 3.69 /3.91 /4.14 ^12%
Cheddar cheese, natural. . . . . . . . . . . 3.76 /4.45 /4.95 ^31%
Ice cream, prepacked., bulk, reg.
(1/2 gal.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.66 /4.08 /4.28 ^17%

Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.82 /1.12 /1.18 ^43%
Bananas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.49 /0.53 /0.62 ^26%
Oranges, navel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.62 /0.91 /0.93 ^50%
Grapefruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.58 /0.91 /0.91 ^56%
Grapes, Thompson seedless . . . . . . . . 2.36 /2.72 /2.46 ^ 4%
Lemons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.11 /2.05 /1.62 ^45%
Pears, Anjou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (NA) /1.27 /1.37 ^ 7%
Potatoes, white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.35 /0.52 /0.68 ^94%
Lettuce, iceberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.85 /0.95 /0.88 ^ 3%
Tomatoes, field grown . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.57 /2.15 /1.73 ^10%
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Orange juice, frozen concentrate,
12 oz. can, per 16 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.88 /2.53 /2.56 ^36%
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar, white, all sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.41 /0.50 /0.53 ^29%
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg. . . . . . . . . 0.40 /0.48 /0.50 ^25%
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (NA) /1.01 /1.18 ^16%
Margarine, tubs, soft . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.84 /1.24 /1.57 ^86%
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes . . . . . . 1.96 /1.88 /2.15 ^ 9%
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Coffee, 100% ground roast, all sizes . . . 3.21 /3.69 /(NA) ^14%
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . 3.44 /3.65 /4.48 ^39%